Hose reel



Jan. 15 1924.

- G. J. LEBER HOSE hiaEL Filed July 14, 1921 C l 51 W l Iooll fill H R 0 12 1/ HWENTOE' HTTORIIIZ.

Patented Jan. 15, 19.24.

stares MM J. LEBER, OF CLEVELAND, (Ii-I10.

nose REEL.

Application filed July 14, 1921. Serial No. 484,717.

T 0 "all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J. Leann, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuya' hoga and State of Ohio, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Hose Reels; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and enact description of the ii-mention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to Which it pertain-s to make and use the same.

'Zl hisinventi'on relates to certain new and useful improvements in reels, and particula rly to 'a ree l for Winding up and storing garden hose.

Q-ne obj ct ea "this invention is to provide a reel of this character which can be easily operated and on *x-vhicl-i' the hose can be tightly coiled Without any manual manipulation ort t-he hose itself. i

A further object of my invention is to pnoa' ide a reel of the character indicated which will be very strong in construction, light in Weight and very compact.

With these objects in view and with the intention 0f securing other advantages whichwi ll 'hereinafterappear, my invention consists in the features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described in the specification, particularly pointed out in the' cla ims and illustrated in the drawings,

Referring to the accompanying drawings, is/a view in elevation of a reel em bodying my invention. Fig. 11 is a section on l-'n'e i k- A Fig. "I, with the addition o f a {s of dotted circles to represent the positionthe coils of the hose would assume on-thel reel.

By referring to the drawings, it Will be seen ithat-my'improved reel comprises a contra'lfhody 'or hub portion L0, comprising preterab-ly :a substantially or approximately flat pl'ate iof sheet metal or other sheet material of the desired thickness, the same being located substantially at right angles to the axis of the reel. In the present instance the central body portion is circular in form, altho' the same may be constructed in any other desired form, such as square or her-- agonal. In production the ihody portion may be preferably fOIll'lBQl from a stamping. On each side of the bodyor hub portion 1O, adjacent to its free edge is mounted a series of radially proij-ectingarms or spokes 11, and each-carrierarm on one side isarranged to register With an arm on the other side. The carrier arms or spokes of each pair of arms in the present form are secured to each other and to the body member 10, as by means of rivets 12, altho the same may be secured to the central body in any other'pre'ferned mannor, as by spotnvelding. The companion arms of the several pairs, Where they are secured to the body memberlO, andtor a short distance beyond the circumference of the body member, extend parallelly with each other and then the said arms diverge fornr ing a V-shaped space or opening. Or in other Words,each pair of arms maybe said to form a ll-shaped bracket member; These arms or spokes in construction are preferably flat in the form "of metallic straps and as a result may be readily attached or secured to the flat hub portion and bent once upon themselves to embrace the Wire riinsli.

0n the outer ends of :each series of carrier arms or spokes is mounted a rim 14. These rims are preferably for-med o l heavy wire butt-Welded into continuous solid rims and are mounted or "placed over the ends of the spokes 11. Thereupon the spokes are bent over the Wire rims t'ormi-ng eyes 13 -em-- bracing the same, thereby resulting in the provision of a rigid and durable reel structure. On the body portion is mounted a short radially projecting arm 15, which is provided with an annul-ar head portion or eye 16 adapted to receive and retain or anchor the nozzle of the hose. It Will ibe noted in the present embodiment that the eye 16 for anchoring thehose is spaced trom the'eentral body'portion so asto be substantially in annular or circumferential alinement with the several apexes of the Vshaped openings term-ed 'by the spokes 11.

The operation of my reel will be readily understood. \Vhen 'it is desired to Wind or coil the hose on the reel the nomle of'the hose is inserted through the annular head 16 onthe arm, 15. The reel is then rolled over the "ground Withthe rims (of the reel straddling the hose. The reel is caused to travel lengthwise of-the .hose and'as the reel moves over the groundthe hose ispic'lred iup i rom the ground and is coiled around the central portion of :thereel and supported between the :senies of 'arms' on onesi'de of the body member and the series :of arms ion the other side of the body member. p

The advantages of einyreel will be lreadily appreciated. When operating thegeneral type of garden hose reels now on the market, before starting to coil the hose it is necessary to lay the hose out in a practically straight line or else every inch of the hose, generally fouled with sand or dirt, must be passed through the hands in order to adjust it on the drum of the reel. Also at the same time the carriage of the reel must be shifted back, forth and sidewise and as the ground is always soft after the sprinkling, this pro cedure causes a disfigurement of the lawn through the tearing up of the sod. Owing to the fact that my reel is of very light weight and the supporting rims are comparatively large in circumference the reel will not dig into or disturb the sod. Also my reel can be caused to travel or roll in one direction and then with a slight motion of the hand the reel can be caused to travel at an angle to its original path or in a directly opposite direction. This makes it easy to take up the hose even when it is spread in a zig-zag course over the lawn. So

long as the rims are caused to straddle the hose, the hose need not be touched by the hands, as the hose will be picked up and coiled between the opposing arms without any manual assistance.

Owing to the V-shaped opening between the arms on the opposite sides of the body member, the hose will be coiled very regularly and in compact layers. When the first coil is rolled on it will of course settle into the apex of the V-shaped opening, the next coil will rest on the first coil, but the succeeding coil will move down the inclined sides of the arms and will wedge against the second coil. In forming the third layer, the first two coils will be rolled on and then the next coil will move down the inclined sides of the arms assuming its proper place and wedging the other coils into their proper places. In this way the Whole roll of hose will be built up evenly and compactly on the reel.

' After th hose has been wound on the reel, the reel can be trundled over the ground as a child rolls a hoop or the reel and hose can be picked up bodily and carried without difficulty to its place of storage. As the reel is very compact, when not in use, the reel can be hung from a wall by causing one of the rims to engage with a hook or other support. This feature renders the reel very suitable for garage use where space is generally quite limited.

Although I have described my invention in a preferred form thereof, it is to be un derstood that I do not limit myself to the details or construction herein shown and described, but may make such changes as are embraced within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is 1. A hose reel comprising a body portion consisting of a metallic plate, a series of arms secured to each side of said plate near its circumference and equally spaced circumferentially of said plate, each arm in a series on one side of the plate being arranged to register with an arm of the series on the other side of the plate, the arms in each series being inclined away from the arms in the other series and a rim mounted on the free ends of the arms of each series.

2. A hose reel comprising a body member formed from a flat plate of sheet metal, ii-shaped bracket members secured to and projecting radially beyond the circumference of said body member and rims mounted on the free ends of the bracket arms at each side of the body member.

3. A hose reel comprising a sheet metal body portion, arms secured at the inner ends thereof to said body portion and extending radially therefrom, said arms being arranged in pairs and the arms forming each pair being oppositely inclined, a rim connecting together all the arms on one side of the plate, and a rim connecting together all the arms on the other side of the plate, said arms at their outer ends being bent upon themselves to embrace said rims.

4:. As an article of manufacture, a hose reel comprising a pair of spaced rims, a plurality of inclinedly arranged spokes engaging said rims, and a hub plate secured to said spokes in a plane substantially parallel with said rims.

5. As an article of manufacture, a hose reel comprising in combination a central hub plate, a pair of rims laterally and radially spaced therefrom and lying in planes substantially parallel thereto, and a plurality of convergingly arranged spokes, each thereof rigidly attached at one end to the hub plate and bent upon itself at the opposite end to embrace a rim.

6. As an article of manufacture, a hose reel comprising in combination a central hub plate, a pair of rims laterally spaced therefrom, and a plurality of convergingly arranged spokes embracing said rims, said hub plate having flat faces permitting attachment of the spokes thereto.

7. As an article of manufacture, a hose reel including in combination a hub formed of sheet material, rims spaced laterally therefrom and located in planes substantantially parallel thereto, and a plurality of spokes attached to said hub and engaging said rims.

8. A hose reel comprising a body member formed from a substantially flat plate of sheet metal, V-shaped bracket members secured to and projecting radially beyond the circumference of said body member and rims mounted on the free ends of the bracket arms at each side of the body member, and a hose retaining member rigidly secured to said body member in spaced relation thereto.

9. A hose reel comprising a sheet metal hub plate, V-shaped bracket members secured to and projecting radiallybeyond the circumference of said plate and rims mounted on the free ends of the bracket arms at each side of the plate, and a nozzle-receiving member rigidly secured to said body member in spaced relation thereto and comprising an eye-formed portion located substantially in annular alinenient With the several vertices of said bracket.

10. As an article of manufacture a hose reel comprising a hub having substantially flat-sided portions located radially of the axis of the hub, rims laterally spaced from said hub, and spokes connected to said hub portions and rims.

11. As an article of manufacture, a hose reel constructed to receive a plurality of coils of hose or the like and including a pair of spaced rims, a plurality of spokes extending radially therefrom, and a central body member located in a plane transverse of the axis of said reel, said body member having fiat faces for attachment to said spokes.

In testimony whereof, I sign theforegoing specification, in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE J. LEBER.

Witnesses:

RUDD H. BENDER, J os. ENGEL. 

